Seasonal water and energy metabolism of the desert dwelling kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami)

Author(s)

Nagy, Kenneth A. and M.J. Gruchacz

Year

Sat, 01/01/1994 - 12:00

Article Title

Seasonal water and energy metabolism of the desert dwelling kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami)

Volume

Issue

Pages

1461-1478

Start Page Number

1461

Final Page

1478

Review

Datapoints

Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 datapoints.

Species: Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Description	Endpoint Value	Sample Size	Units	Life Cycle Stage	Specific Location	Range	California Counties	Type
Body Weight - Mean		33.9	4-9 per mo/15 mo	g	Not Reported	Kelso Sand Dunes (elev., 830-840 m) [lat., 34^o53'30"N, long., 115^o40'20"W]	28.7 - 37.9	San Bernardino	Exposure Factor Datasets
Water Ingestion Rate	water influx rate estimated via doubly labeled water	3.14	4-9 per mo/15 mo	ml water/d	Not Reported	Kelso Sand Dunes (elev., 830-840 m) [lat., 34^o53'30"N, long., 115^o40'20"W]	1.95 - 6.99	San Bernardino	Exposure Factor Datasets
Metabolic Rate	field metabolic rate estimated from doubly labeled water	2.00	4-9 per mo/15 mo	L CO2/d	Not Reported	Kelso Sand Dunes (elev., 830-840 m) [lat., 34^o53'30"N, long., 115^o40'20"W]	1.56 - 2.67	San Bernardino	Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density		17.5	5	#/ha	Not Reported	Kelso Sand Dunes (elev., 830-840 m) [lat., 34^o53'30"N, long., 115^o40'20"W]		San Bernardino	Exposure Factor Datasets
Water Ingestion Rate	equation relating whole-animal water influx (WI) to body weight (BW, g); r^2 = 0.206	log10(WI) = 0.652log10(BW) - 0.549	4-9 per mo/15 mo	ml water/d	Not Reported	Kelso Sand Dunes (elev., 830-840 m) [lat., 34^o53'30"N, long., 115^o40'20"W]		San Bernardino	Exposure Factor Datasets
Metabolic Rate	field metabolic rate; equation relating whole animal carbon dioxide production rates to body weight (BW, g); r^2=0.466	log10(L CO2/d) = 0.845log10(BW) - 1.005	4-9 per mo/15 mo	L CO2/d	Not Reported	Kelso Sand Dunes (elev., 830-840 m) [lat., 34^o53'30"N, long., 115^o40'20"W]		San Bernardino	Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition	% of total dry matter of stomach contents	seed (77%); vegetation (18%); arthropod (4.5%); feces (0.5%)	4-9 per mo/15 mo	%	Not Reported	Kelso Sand Dunes (elev., 830-840 m) [lat., 34^o53'30"N, long., 115^o40'20"W]		San Bernardino	Exposure Factor Datasets

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